Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: starving
IPA transcription: [st'ɑɹvɪŋ]
Pronunciations of starving
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: starved, starving
    Meaning: suffering from lack of food
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: starvation, starving
    Meaning: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"
Usage examples
  • "I'm starving!"
  • Why, the fellow is starving."
  • "Starving!" repeated the Cat.
  • Today we are truly poor and starving."
  • 'I could not take it, if I was starving.
  • I'm cold, I'm wet, I'm starving to death.
  • "My unhappy brother is starving on the moor.
  • With the money he received, he and his father were able to keep from starving.
  • 'No starving now, Trotwood,' said Mr. Dick, shaking hands with me in a corner.
  • As spring approached, the starving multitude on Isle St. Joseph grew reckless with hunger.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording World War I, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jane Cobden, License CC BY-SA 4.0